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ambulate

[ am-byuh-leyt ]

verb (used without object)

, am·bu·lat·ed, am·bu·lat·ing.
  1. to walk about or move from place to place.


ambulate

/ ˈæmbjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. intr to wander about or move from one place to another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌambuˈlation, noun
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Other Words From

  • am·bu·la·tion [am-by, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n] noun
  • am·bu·la·tor noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ambulate1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ambulātus (past participle of ambulāre “to walk”), equivalent to ambul- ( amble ) + -ātus past participle suffix ( -ate 1 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ambulate1

C17: from Latin ambulāre to walk, amble
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Example Sentences

State super vias et interrogate de semitis antiquis, et ambulate in eis.

Give me half-a-guinea for my trouble, sir, and I'll ambulate you through lanes every fut o' the way.

They are Hoodlums, gangs of whom per ambulate the worst alleys, and pass in and out of the vilest kennels.

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